The DPR's retaliatory strike against the Ukrainian airborne base caught the latter by surprise

The operational situation on the contact line in Donbass remains stably tense. On August 28, the Ukrainian military, in violation of the ceasefire, fired on the suburbs of Donetsk. The retaliatory strike of the NM DNR on the base of the 25th separate brigade of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, located in Avdiivka, caught the latter by surprise.

According to Ukrainian media reports, DNR artillery used 120 mm and 122 mm ammunition. As a result, the infrastructure suffered, as well as armored vehicles, special equipment and automotive technique APU (from one to four units). There were no fatalities, but from one to nine Ukrainian soldiers were injured (estimates vary depending on the degree of “patriotism” of journalists).





The Ukrainian military recorded the incident. The pictures from the scene show that some of the Ukrainian equipment came under fire while on the street, and some were damaged in garages, where ammunition fell. There are clear signs of burning in the garages, and the roofs of the structures have holes made by the arriving ammunition. All this points to the accuracy of the DPR gunners.




The war in Donbass has been going on since the spring of 2014 and Kiev is not going to end it by fulfilling the Minsk agreements. There is no doubt that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will continue to fire at the settlements of the DPR and LPR, which will not remain silent. The current authorities of Ukraine make it clear almost every day that as long as they are in place, the war will last until the last Ukrainian.